Obituaries
Bennie Fay Harrelson
Dec 29, 2017
Amory – Bennie Fay Harrelson passed away Friday, December 29, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo. Bennie was the daughter of the late Dallas Clifton and Margie Tipton Flippo. Bennie was a graduate of Greenwood Springs School and graduated from The “W” with a nursing degree. She trained at Gilmore Memorial. On June 5, 1957, she married the love-of-her-life, Jimmie...
Barbara Jane "B.J." Gadd
Dec 25, 2017
B.J. Gadd Wren— Barbara Jane “B.J.” Smith Gadd, 58, received the best Christmas present ever, rejoicing in the heavenly choir and seeing the face of Jesus on Monday, December 25, 2017. Born on July 10, 1959, in Amory, she was a daughter of Illa Ree Basham Smith and the late Curtis Taylor Smith, Sr. B.J. graduated from Amory High School...
G. Norman James
Dec 23, 2017
Amory - G. Norman James, 74, entered into Heaven, December 23, 2017, while a resident for a brief time at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS, having been in a one-car accident June 6, and recently having had a stroke. He was the youngest of five children born to immigrant parents, Kata and Naum James of Amory, MS. Norman was a...
Helen Doris Pace
Dec 22, 2017
Helen “Mamaw” Pace, age 80, was a lifelong resident of Becker, MS. She graduated from Becker High School. She married O.C. Pace on December 23, 1959. This year would have been their 58th anniversary. She started working at Amory Garment briefly until she went to work at Amory Manor Nursing home as a housekeeper. She would retire from there after...
Mariko F. Hathcock
Dec 20, 2017
Huntsville, AL— Mariko Funabashi Hathcock, 89, passed away on December 20, 2017. Born on April 18, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Tomiichi and You Sakuma Funabashi. Mariko graduated college in Nagoya, Japan. She met Douglas W. Hathcock during the Korean War, and they married in August 1958. Mariko was a very private lady, and she mostly kept...
Martha Faye Parham Loden
Dec 19, 2017
Amory – Martha Faye Parham Loden, 80, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Born on September 28, 1937, at her home in the Parham Community, she was a daughter of the late Columbus Chap and Mary Roebuck Parham. Martha Faye graduated from Hatley High School with the class of 1956. On November 16, 1956, she...
Terry Lee Rowell
Dec 18, 2017
Amory – Terry Lee Rowell, 47, passed away at her residence on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born on November 19, 1970, in Amory, MS, she was a daughter of Lucy Parish Bourgeois and Henry Lacy Rowell. Terry graduated from Plantersville School in May 1992. She was known for her warm and ever present smile as well as her heart of...
Patricia Ann James
Dec 17, 2017
Wren – Patricia Ann Barrett James, 75, won her earthly battle on Sunday, December 17, 2017, to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ. Born on July 30, 1942, in Paden, MS, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Luther Preston and Ruby Madeline Hunt Barrett of Belmont. Patricia attended school at Belmont High School and later received her GED....
William "Bill" Gwin
Dec 17, 2017
Smithville— Mr. William “Bill” Gwin, 59, passed away on December 17, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on January 23, 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the son of Jane Camp Hunter (Ed) of Smithville and the late Robert Shirley Gwin. Bill attended Hatley High School and graduated with the class of 1976. He then attended...
Ernestine Hall
Dec 15, 2017
Carolina—Euple Ernestine Hall passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 surrounded by her loved ones at her residence. Born on October 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Edrie Mae Garner Hodges. Ernestine graduated from Itawamba Agriculture High School with the Class of 1945. She then continued her education at Wood Junior College where she obtained...
Carolyn Schumpert Kirkpatrick
Dec 12, 2017
Carolyn Schumpert Kirkpatrick passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in Amory. She was the daughter of the late William Bailey and Jean Caldwell Schumpert and was born on May 9, 1922 in Amory. Carolyn attended Amory Schools and graduated with the class of 1939. On September 11, 1942, she married Wallace Richard Kirkpatrick. Together, they had 2 children. He...
Shirley Addington Powell
Dec 11, 2017
Navarre, FL - Shirley Addington Powell, 77, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. A private family gathering will take place at a later date. Please contact family directly to inquire about arrangements. Memories and condolences can be shared with her family at EEPickleFuneralHome.com.
Neva Pearson
Dec 9, 2017
Faye “Neva” Pearson passed away on December 9, 2017 at Oaktree Manor in Amory, MS. Born on May 29, 1930 in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Cleo Dill Wigginton. She attended Smithville Schools . Faye was a member of Bigbee Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher for years to the primary...
Frances Moore Gregory
Dec 8, 2017
Olive Branch – Frances Elizabeth Moore Gregory, 91, died peacefully on Friday, December 8, 2017, while under hospice care at Methodist Hospital, Olive Branch, MS. Born on August 11, 1926, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Ezra and Viola Turman Moore. Marrying the love-of-her-life, Eddie Ward Gregory, they were blessed with a wonderful son, Eddie. Frances enjoyed...
Arvis Dean Williams
Dec 6, 2017
Smithville – Arvis Dean Williams, 74, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at NMMC Hospice. Born on August 29, 1943, in Detroit, AL, he was the son of the late Raymond V. and Omar Bell Weaver Williams. Arvis was a graduate of Hamilton, AL, High School, Class of 1960. Working in insurance sales for 30 years, Arvis always helped...
Shirley Williams Plunkett
Dec 2, 2017
Amory – Shirley Jeanette Williams Plunkett, 73, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Born on November 7, 1944, on Doty Farm in Shannon, she was a daughter of the late Ruble and Margrean Miles Williams. Shirley attended school at Plantersville and Okolona. She then began her career in the garment industry as a button-holer...
Lois M. Garner
Nov 28, 2017
Lois Marie Wise Garner, 79, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Born on October 16, 1938 in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Marie Wise. Lois graduated with the class of 1957 at Effingham County High School in Georgia. She married Wayne Garner on April 15, 1958. Together...
Sara Francis May Means
Nov 26, 2017
Amory – Sara Francis May Means, 89, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Belle Reve Senior Living Center, Milford, PA. Born on May 15, 1928, in Amory, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Eugene and Lanie Mae Cowden May. Sara was a graduate of Amory High School Class of 1946. She married Russell Eugene Means in...
Mavis Alline Simmons Conwill
Nov 26, 2017
Carolina Community – Mavis Alline Simmons Conwill, 77, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo. Born on February 6, 1940 in Monroe County, she was a daughter of the late Offie Lotus and Gertrude Alline Addington Simmons. After graduating high school with Smithville High School’s Class of 1958, Mavis attended Itawamba Junior College. She...
Edsel Wayne Conwill
Nov 25, 2017
Carolina Community – Edsel Wayne Conwill, 82, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Diversicare Nursing Center in Amory. Born on July 30, 1935, in The Carolina Community, Nettleton, MS, he was a son of the late Presley Bailey and Dora Bell Elliott Conwill. After graduating high school from the Itawamba Agricultural High School, he attended Itawamba Jr. College...
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